Assembly Passes Janitorial Employee Presumption Bill

The California Assembly passed a bill that would create a rebuttable presumption that people working for registered janitorial firms are employees and not contractors. The Assembly on Monday voted 57-7 to pass AB 2496 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego. Also on Monday, Gonzalez Fletcher amended her bill that would specify conditions doctors must consider when determining impairment resulting from occupational breast cancer. AB 2496 builds on a bill Gonzalez Fletcher authored in 2016 requiring all employers that provide janitorial services to register with the Divisio...